UW-Superior 3, St. Scholastica 1 | UW-Superior 3, Northland 0
 
SUPERIOR, Wis. (September 19, 2017) – The Yellowjackets grabbed two more conference wins Tuesday as they hosted the St. Scholastica Saints and Northland Lumberjills in the Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium in a triple header triangular.

The 'Jackets first match of the night was a tight one with Scholastica. The teams traded points until Brylee Colligan (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji ) notched a kill assisted from Emily VerWay (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) to get a two-point, 23-21 lead. Ashley Runck (Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley ) would secure the first set (25-21) with a kill assisted again from VerWay.

The second set turned around for Superior after a timeout and a tying 17-17 kill from Runck that was assisted by VerWay. The match would end with another 25-21 score with the Yellowjackets on top.

Scholastica took the third set 25-15, but Superior would come storming back in the fourth, tying the game once again at 17-17 on a Scholastic error. Karlie Leif (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) would help from the service spot to get Superior three straight points and gain a 20-18 lead. The 'Jackets would come out on top to take the convicted UMAC win.

The third game of the triple header proved to be an easier test for the 'Jackets. Superior found their stride against Northland after a Runck kill from VerWay to tie the first set 6-6. The team would then jump out to a five-lead on a Lumberjill error. The first set would end 25-13.

The second set would be closer, ending 25-22, but the third would be a 10-point win 25-15.

VerWay would notch 44 assists in the first game, and 35 in the second. Ribich would lead the team in kills with 22 over the seven sets, while Colligan would add 21, and Leah Nightingale (Dayton, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's ) 18.

Mackenzie Dahlin (Kaukauna, Wis./Kaukauna ) would dig out 27 balls over the course of the two games, while Colligan played well defensively, getting 26.

The Yellowjackets will travel to St. Bonifacious, Minn. to play in another double header Sept. 23 against Crown College and Minnesota Morris at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.